A 1938 aerial view of Nashville’s McConnell Field in Nashville, Tennessee. This field began operation circa 1927 and was named McConnell Field in honor of Lieutenant Brower McConnell who had died that year in an air crash while at Langley Field,...

A 1938 aerial view of Nashville’s McConnell Field in Nashville, Tennessee. This field began operation circa 1927 and was named McConnell Field in honor of Lieutenant Brower McConnell who had died that year in an air crash while at Langley Field,...

A 1941 scene of the razing of the Henry Driver home in Nashville, Tennessee, at 1206 McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville. The original structure was built in 1835. Henry Driver was the brother to Capt. William Driver and the grandfather of Mrs. E....

A 1952 photo related to the Hollywood celebrities invited to the gala at the Tennessee Theater in downtown Nashville. The actor Joe E. Brown is pictured seated on the top row in the middle, among others posing on the staircase. The Tennessee...

A 1952 photo related to the Hollywood celebrities invited to the gala at the Tennessee Theater in downtown Nashville. The Tennessee Theater opened circa February 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee. This palatial Art Deco movie palace was located in...

A 1957 view of the riverboat vessels/barges on the Nashville waterfront along the Cumberland River, near the Nashville Bridge Company. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 2 photograph negatives : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.

A 4-H exhibit display of tobacco and dent corn at the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville, Tennessee, September, 1969. The fairgrounds, located approx. one mile south of downtown Nashville, opened in 1891 as Cumberland Park. The park was built as a...

A band performing at the 1982 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. This civic event took place during the mayorship of Richard Fulton, the 64th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, who served in office from 1975-1987. Forms part of the...

A baton twirler performing at the 1977 Courthouse Day hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. Her ribbon reads: “Miss Tennessee.” This civic event took place during the mayorship of Richard Fulton, the 64th Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, who served in...

A big canvas circus tent and a small crowd gathered to view the show from near the posts. This photo relates to one of the two railroad tented circuses playing Nashville in the fall of 1938: Robbins Bros. Circus played the lot across Fourth Avenue...

A boy sitting on the roadside on the park grounds of Shelby Park. This large urban park is located approximately three miles east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee in East Nashville, along the Cumberland River. The Nashville Park Commission...

A brochure commemorating the beginning of the second decade of the Nashville Community Playhouse. It contains a brief history of theatre in Nashville, starting with mentions of the Stagecrafters group and the Little Theatre of Nashville, moving...

A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...

A bulldozer at the construction site in front of the Bijou Theatre in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, July 17th 1957. This entertainment venue, located at 423 Fourth Avenue N in downtown Nashville, was one of the first African American theatre...

A cabinet card portrait photograph of an unidentified Drouillard child (male) pictured in a sailor suit, between 1885 and 1904. While it is unknown which Drouillard this is, the young man is probably a direct descendant of the Civil War veteran...

A cabinet card portrait photograph of Captain Pleas A. Smith, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on the 10th of November, 1841, and was raised on the "Ewing Farm" six miles south of Nashville. At...

A cabinet card portrait photograph of Dr. W. L. Dudley, a distinguished scientist, lecturer, and head of the Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Dudley was born in 1859 in Covington, Kentucky. He earned his...

A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about “Here’s what downtown Nashvillians saw marching down Church Street just before noon today--Manager Gilbert and his victorious Vols returning from a three-game triumph over the Atlanta...

A celebration at the Nashville Airport in front of the American Airlines Astojet. Pictured left to right are: Judge Beverly Briley, unidentified man, and Mayor Ben West, celebrating the jet flight out of Nashville on June 11th, 1961. The signage...